"eins og alþjóð veit" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Icelandic]

Etymology: From eins og (“like”) + alþjóð (“the whole population of a nation”) + veit (“knows”), the third person singular of vita (“to know”). Literally meaning "like the whole country knows". Head templates: {{head|is|adverb|head=eins og alþjóð veit}} eins og alþjóð veit
  1. (simile) as everybody knows, as is common knowledge, a hyperbolic statement insinuating the prominence or obviousness of a specific fact Synonyms (as everybody knows): eins og kunnugt er, það er alkunna Related terms: hámæli, þetta veit hvert mannsbarn
    Sense id: en-eins_og_alþjóð_veit-is-adv-xNtd~wGh Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic similes

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  "etymology_text": "From eins og (“like”) + alþjóð (“the whole population of a nation”) + veit (“knows”), the third person singular of vita (“to know”). Literally meaning \"like the whole country knows\".",
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          "english": "But you are as everybody knows, fat and stupid.",
          "text": "En þú ert, eins og alþjóð veit, feitur og heimskur.",
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        {
          "english": "It's common knowledge that I'm always hungry around noon since I never eat breakfast.",
          "text": "Eins og alþjóð veit er ég alltaf svangur um hádegi, enda borða ég aldrei morgunmat.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Many dairy products also include added sugar but as everybody knows, that tasty source of energy is undesirable.",
          "ref": "Icelandic Web of Science: Er mjólk holl? (“Is milk good for you?”)",
          "text": "Einnig innihalda margar mjólkurvörur viðbættan sykur, en eins og alþjóð veit er sá bragðgóði orkugjafi óæskilegur."
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        {
          "sense": "as everybody knows",
          "word": "eins og kunnugt er"
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          "sense": "as everybody knows",
          "word": "það er alkunna"
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          "english": "But you are as everybody knows, fat and stupid.",
          "text": "En þú ert, eins og alþjóð veit, feitur og heimskur.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "It's common knowledge that I'm always hungry around noon since I never eat breakfast.",
          "text": "Eins og alþjóð veit er ég alltaf svangur um hádegi, enda borða ég aldrei morgunmat.",
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          "english": "Many dairy products also include added sugar but as everybody knows, that tasty source of energy is undesirable.",
          "ref": "Icelandic Web of Science: Er mjólk holl? (“Is milk good for you?”)",
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      "sense": "as everybody knows",
      "word": "eins og kunnugt er"
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      "sense": "as everybody knows",
      "word": "það er alkunna"
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